"speed exceeding , the Vanquish S was (as measured by top speed capability) the fastest Aston Martin ever until the One-77 was introduced in 2008. The production of the Vanquish ended on 19 July 2007, coinciding with the closing of the company's Newport Pagnell factory after 49 years of operation. Production totalled to 1,086 units. The second generation of the Vanquish started life as the Project AM310 Concept that was unveiled at the 2012 Concorso D'Eleganza at Villa D'Este on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. The concept car was based on the fourth generation VH platform. It included a"
"and 2+2 seating configurations. The naturally aspirated 60° V12 DOHC 4 valves per cylinder with a bore x stroke of produces at 6,500 rpm and at 5,000 rpm of torque. It is controlled by a drive-by-wire throttle and a 6-speed Electrohydraulic manual transmission. The standard Vanquish model had drilled and ventilated disc brakes with four-pot calipers, ABS, with electronic brake distribution. Its appearance in the 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"" earned the V12 Vanquish the number three spot on the list of Best Film Cars Ever, behind the Minis from ""The Italian Job"", and DB5 from ""Goldfinger"" and"
"Maikäfer Soviet Union: ZIS Japan: Datsun UK: Squire USA: De Vaux, Hoffman (Detroit automobile) Italy: Nardi Poland: Polski Fiat Soviet Union: GAZ UK: Vale Special USA: Allied, De Vaux Continental, Jaeger France: Tracford Germany: Standard Superior UK: André, Railton USA: Continental France: Simca Germany: Auto Union, Bungartz Butz Japan: Ohta Jidosha UK: Aveling-Barford, British Salmson, Rytecraft France: Talbot-Lago Germany: Henschel UK: Autovia, Batten, Jensen, Reliant USA: Stout Scarab France: Darl'mat, Monocar UK: Allard, HRG, Lammas, Lloyd, Skirrow France: Ardex, Danvignes Germany: Volkswagen UK: Atalanta France: DB, Rolux UK: Nuffield Soviet Union: SMZ USA: Albatross, Crosley, truck: Peterbilt UK: DMW Soviet"
"built. Aston Martin DBS V12 The Aston Martin DBS is a British super grand tourer based on the DB9 manufactured by the UK automotive manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has used the DBS name once before on their 1967–72 grand tourer coupe. The modern car replaced the 2004 Vanquish S as the flagship of the marque. The DBS ended production in 2012 and was succeeded by the second-generation Aston Martin Vanquish. The DBS was officially unveiled at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on 16 August 2007, which featured a brand new exterior colour (graphite grey with a blue tint)"
"Daimler Conquest The Daimler Conquest is an automobile which was produced by The Daimler Company Limited in the United Kingdom from 1953 to 1958. Based on the Lanchester Fourteen, the Conquest replaced the Daimler Consort. Sales were affected by increasing prices and by the fuel shortage caused by the Suez Crisis, and production ended by January 1958, before a replacement model was in production. The standard 1953 Conquest used a straight-six engine developed from the inline-four engine used in Lanchester's Fourteen and Leda models. The engine was made from cast iron and had a single Zenith carburettor and a compression"
"Aston Martin DBS V12 The Aston Martin DBS is a British super grand tourer based on the DB9 manufactured by the UK automotive manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has used the DBS name once before on their 1967–72 grand tourer coupe. The modern car replaced the 2004 Vanquish S as the flagship of the marque. The DBS ended production in 2012 and was succeeded by the second-generation Aston Martin Vanquish. The DBS was officially unveiled at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on 16 August 2007, which featured a brand new exterior colour (graphite grey with a blue tint) which"
"in Bloxham. In 1995, Aston Martin produced a record 700 vehicles. Until the Ford era, cars had been produced by hand coachbuilding craft methods, such as the English wheel. In 1998, the 2,000th DB7 was built, and in 2002, the 6,000th, exceeding production of all previous DB models. The DB7 range was boosted by the addition of V12 Vantage models in 1999, and in 2001, Aston Martin introduced the V12-engined Aston Martin Vanquish. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan in 2003, Aston Martin introduced the AMV8 Vantage concept car. Expected to have few changes before its"
"Vanquish used an aluminium chassis that evolved into the platform that would go on to underpin all future Aston Martins. At the time it was not considered to be a VH platform but in retrospect it should be treated as one. The first official VH Chassis made its debut in the Aston Martin DB9 in 2004, and has underpinned the DB9 through the course of its production run from 2004 to 2016. It was refined in 2008 for the 2009 model year DB9, and again in 2012 for the 2013 model year DB9 where it shared carbon fibre components and"
"Lincoln Versailles The Lincoln Versailles is a mid-size luxury car manufactured by Ford Motor Company and marketed by its Lincoln division as a rebadged variant of the Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch. Marketed as a 4-door sedan from 1977 to 1980, the Versailles reached a production total of 50,156 and was noted as the first production vehicle to offer clearcoat paint. The Versailles nameplate derives eponymously from the noted 17th century palace outside Paris. During the mid-1970s, the Lincoln division of Ford sought to expand its model range for multiple reasons. Since 1961, Lincoln had marketed the Lincoln Continental as"
"Maggiora, Moretti UK: Brocklebank, Invicta, Jappic, McEvoy, MG USA: Empire Steam Car, Ajax, Diana France: Alma, Arzac, Chaigneau-Brasier, Constantinesco, Lambert, Ratier, SAFAF, Sensaud de Lavaud, Tracta Germany: Daimler-Benz, Gutbrod, Mercedes-Benz UK: Arab, HP, Marendaz, Swallow USA: Ansted, Divco, Dodgeson France: Rosengart, Silva-Coroner UK: Arrol-Aster, Avro, Streamline (Burney Car) USA: Falcon-Knight, Graham-Paige, LaSalle Sweden: Volvo Germany: BMW, DKW UK: Ascot, Vincent USA: DeSoto, Plymouth France: Alphi, Michel Irat Germany: Borgward Italy: Ferrari Soviet Union. Motorcycle: Izh Spain: National Pescara UK: Alta USA: American Austin, Blackhawk, Cord, Roosevelt, Ruxton, Viking, Windsor Belgium: Astra France: AER, Virus Germany: Ardie-Ganz Soviet Union: KIM Germany:"
"Van Nuys Assembly Van Nuys Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Van Nuys, California. The plant opened in 1947 producing Chevrolet Advance Design trucks. Later it would produce several different models including Chevrolet full-size (Caprice, Impala, etc.), Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Greenbrier, Chevrolet Chevelle, Chevrolet Nova/Buick Apollo/Oldsmobile Omega/Pontiac Ventura, and Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird. It also produced the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the Buick Skylark. The plant was closed in 1992 when Camaro/Firebird production moved to Sainte-Thérèse Assembly in Quebec due to air quality remediation efforts. The site was razed in 1998. A retail and industrial complex, known as The"
"first new car post war was a 13 CV four-cylinder model. From 1947, two-litre flat-four models are frequently called Hotchkiss-Grégoire. In 1954, Hotchkiss purchased French manufacturer Delahaye, closing down their automotive line but continuing to produce Hotchkiss-Delahaye trucks for a few months before eliminating the Delahaye name completely. After 1954, Hotchkiss manufactured Jeeps under licence from Willys. In 1956, Hotchkiss merged with French car manufacturer Brandt, producing jeeps at their factory near Paris for the French military until 1966. The firm was merged into Thomson-Houston in 1966 and in 1970 stopped producing vehicles of any sort. In the early 1970s,"
"Lamborghini Gallardo The Lamborghini Gallardo (; ) is a sports car built by the Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini from 2003 to 2013. It is Lamborghini's first best-selling model with 14,022 built throughout its production run. Named after a famous breed of fighting bull, the V10 powered Gallardo has been Lamborghini's sales leader and stable-mate to a succession of V12 flagship models—first to the Murciélago (4,099 built between 2001 and 2011), then to the current flagship, the Aventador. On 25 November 2013, the last Gallardo was rolled off the production line. The Gallardo was replaced by the Huracán in 2014. The"
"The first Hyundai Equus was developed with Mitsubishi, who released the almost identical Proudia and Dignity models in 1999. The Daewoo Arcadia was a badge engineered Honda/Acura Legend while the initial SsangYong Chairman was heavily based on Mercedes-Benz mechanicals. Cadillac is the only American manufacturer to officially import some of their luxury cars into Europe, including the fourth and fifth generation Sevilles which were replaced by the STS in 2004 and CT6 in 2016. Extended wheelbase variants of these cars are common, as many of the luxury features are placed for the rear-seat occupants. In some markets (depending on the"
"Italy. Racing car: Brixia-Zust; motorcycle: Della Ferrera Netherlands. Internal-combustion: Entrop UK. Internal-combustion: Pilot USA. Internal-combustion: Abbott-Detroit, Anhut, Black Crow, Crow-Elkhart, Cutting, EMF, Everitt, Fuller, GJG, Hupmobile, Inter-State, Lion, Pilot; touring car: Crawford, Fal-Car, Piggins, Standard Six; roadster: Coyote, Hudson, Kauffman; runabout: Brush; small car: Herreshoff, Hitchcock, KRIT; light car: Courier; buggy: Paterson; raceabout: Mercer; racing car: McFarlan; truck: Chase, Sanford-Herbert Canada. Internal-combustion: Gareau France. Internal-combustion: Ageron, Damaizin & Pujos, Margaria, Mathis, Plasson; light car: Simplicia; cyclecar: Bédélia Germany. Internal-combustion: Ansbach, Apollo, Audi Italy. Internal-combustion: Alfa Romeo, Chiribiri UK. Steam: AMC; internal-combustion: Morgan, Siddeley-Deasy; cyclecar: GN USA. Electric: Grinnell; internal-combustion: Alpena,"
"Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Škoda, Suzuki, Tata, Toyota, TVS, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, E-Z-GO, and CLUB CAR. Tenneco Tenneco (formerly Tenneco Automotive and originally Tennessee Gas Transmission Company) is an American Fortune 500 company that has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since November 5, 1999 under the symbol TEN. Tenneco, with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States is an automotive components original equipment manufacturer and an aftermarket ride control and emissions products manufacturer. Tenneco, Inc.'s origin was in the Chicago Corporation, established about 1930. Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company (completely separate) had been"
"Mercury Grand Marquis The Mercury Grand Marquis is an automobile that was sold by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company from 1975 to 2011. From 1975 to 1982, it was the premium model of the Mercury Marquis model line, becoming a standalone model line in 1983. For its entire production run, the Grand Marquis served as the flagship of the Mercury line, with the Ford (LTD) Crown Victoria serving as its Ford counterpart. In addition, from 1979 to 2011, the Grand Marquis shared the rear-wheel drive Panther platform alongside the Lincoln Town Car. It was produced nearly exclusively as"
"In a complete switch from tradition, these new cars would have bodies built at the Crewe factory, with its internal combustion engines built elsewhere. A number of potential engines were examined, including the GM Premium V engine, and a Mercedes-Benz V8 engine, before, in late 1994, Vickers selected a pair of BMW power plants. It was decided that the Rolls-Royce model, to be called the Silver Seraph, would use BMW's naturally aspirated V12 engine while the more-sporting Bentley model would use a special twin-turbo version of the 4.4-litre BMW V8, which was developed by Vickers subsidiary, Cosworth Engineering. On its"
"hardware technology from the Generation IV architecture that underpinned the second-generation Vanquish in 2012. The second VH platform underpinned the 2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage and its V12 and S variants, as well as the bespoke Aston Martin DB10 concept car for the James Bond film Spectre. The DB10 was based on the V8 Vantage chassis albeit with modifications, as it featured a longer wheelbase and is nearly as wide as the Aston Martin One-77. The Generation II platform was also used in the 2007 Aston Martin DBS, and the 2011 Aston Martin Virage. The third VH platform underpinned the"
"Squire Car Manufacturing Company The Squire Car Manufacturing Company was a British auto manufacturer of the 1930s, based in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. It was founded as Squire Motors Ltd by 21-year-old Adrian Squire (1910–1940), formerly of Bentley and MG. Renamed as the Squire Car Manufacturing Company it produced the Squire car, which epitomised the Grand Prix car turned into road car. After Frazer-Nash temporarily cast aside British Anzani, Squire seized the opportunity to use Anzani's R1 1,496 cc twin-cam engine. They were purchased from Anzani with a Squire emblem cast into them. Blown versions were available. Very few were made, but"
"the Adam (city car), Viva (city car), Astra (small family car), Corsa (supermini), Insignia (large family car), Crossland X (subcompact crossover SUV), Mokka (subcompact SUV) and the Grandland X (compact SUV). Vauxhall sells high-performance versions of some of its models under the VXR and GSi sub-brands. Scottish marine engineer Alexander Wilson founded the company at 90–92 Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, London, in 1857. Originally named ""Alex Wilson and Company"", then ""Vauxhall Iron Works"" from 1897, the company built pumps and marine engines. In 1903 the company built its first car, a five-horsepower single-cylinder model steered using a tiller, with two forward"
"VELAM Germany: Goggomobil, Zwickau Italy: Autobianchi Soviet Union: LAZ, LuAZ UK: Ashley, Elva USA: Tri5's France: Arista Germany: Heinkel Kabine Soviet Union: ZiL, KAG; scooter: TMZ, Vyatka UK: Berkeley, Tourette USA: Auto Cub, Devin, Dual-Ghia France: Arbel, Atla Germany: Neckar, Trabant UK: Peerless (Warwick), Scootacar, Tornado USA: Aurora, Hackney Soviet Union: KAvZ; trucks: BAZ, KrAZ UK: Gill, Frisky USA: Edsel, Streco Turnpike Cruiser India: Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Soviet Union: LiAZ UK: Bristol Siddeley, Gilbern, Marcos USA: Argonaut, Nu-Klea Starlite India: Ideal Jawa UK: Ausper, Brabham, Rickman USA. Replica veteran car: Gaslight Germany: Amphicar Soviet Union: ZAZ UK: Diva Canada: Acadian"
"in the surveys were the Vauxhall Frontera in 1994, Ford Escort in 1995, Lada Samara in both 1996 and 1997, Vauxhall Vectra in 1998, Ford Galaxy in 1999, and the Vauxhall Sintra in 2000 and 2001. In April 1998, Škoda was rated as the most satisfying brand of car in the survey, and these findings made the headlines — just a few years earlier, the brand had been the butt of many jokes about the sub standard design and quality of earlier cars. The Japanese manufacturers — particularly Subaru, Toyota, Honda and Mazda — also received high ratings in surveys"
"Bentley Continental GT The Bentley Continental GT is a grand tourer manufactured and marketed by British automaker Bentley Motors since 2003. It was the first car released by Bentley under Volkswagen AG management, after the company's acquisition in 1998, and the first Bentley to employ mass production manufacturing techniques. In 1994, Rolls-Royce Motors (who at that time owned the Bentley brand) previewed a convertible concept car at the Geneva Motor Show - the Concept Java. The car was designed to be a highly desirable Bentley, but smaller, more affordable, yet still exclusive in order to maintain the integrity of the"
"manufacturer Ford. Currently, Aston Martin sources its V8 (used in the new Vantage, DB11 V8, and DBS Superleggera) from Mercedes-Benz. A subsidiary of Riley, Autovia was launched in 1936 with a 90° V8 to take on the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The triple camshaft engine was developed from a pair of 1½-litre Riley engine blocks. Bentley<br> See Rolls-Royce. Edward Turner designed the lightweight and high-performance hemi-head Daimler V8 engines, announced in 1959. The 2.5 saw service in the Daimler SP250 (1959–1964), and, after the Jaguar takeover, in the ""Daimler 2.5 L V8""/""Daimler 250"" (1962–1969) versions of the Mk2 Jaguar"
"are 1.SsangYong Tivoli (SUV) 2.Daehan Shehzore (LUV) Dewan Farooque Motors Dewan Farooque Motors () is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer based in Karachi, Pakistan and part of the Dewan Mushtaq Group. In 2016, the company agreed to begin producing and manufacturing vehicles of Indian multinational Mahindra & Mahindra's South Korea based subsidiary SsangYong, as Daehan-Dewan at its assembly plant in Sujawal. Dewan Farooque partnered with Korean brands like Hyundai and Kia to produce its first car on January 15, 2000. The company received an extraordinary response especially for its Hyundai Santro and Hyundai Shahzore models. Company sales grew well until 2008"
"Suzuki designs. The brand was retired in 1991; subsequent GM Europe light commercials were branded as either Vauxhall or Opel, depending on the market. Until 1925, General Motors (GM) assembled trucks in Britain from parts manufactured at its Canadian works.This enabled them to import vehicles into Britain under Imperial Preference, which favoured products from the British Empire as far as import duties were concerned. Such trucks were marketed as ""British Chevrolet"". In November 1925, GM purchased Vauxhall Motors with production transferred from Hendon to Luton, Vauxhall's headquarters, production commencing there in 1929. The AC and LQ models were produced at"
"British Motor Corporation and from Standard's other commercial vehicles including the 5 cwt and later 7 cwt vehicles. Standard later concentrated their efforts on the forward control Atlas vehicle. Standard Vanguard The Standard Vanguard is a car which was produced by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry, England, from 1947 to 1963. The car was announced in July 1947, was completely new, with no resemblance to the previous models, and, designed in 1945, it was Standard's first post-Second World War car and intended for export around the world. It was also the first model to carry the new Standard badge,"
"the 2013 Australian GT Championship. Aston Martin Vantage (2005) The Aston Martin Vantage is a series of hand-built sports cars from the British automotive manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has previously used the ""Vantage"" name on high-performance variants of their existing GT models, notably on the Virage-based car of the 1990s. The modern car, in contrast, is the leanest and most agile car in Aston's lineup. As such, it is intended as a more focused model to reach out to potential buyers of cars such as the Porsche 911 as well as the exotic sports and GT cars with which"
"Vanguard (1947), United States Studebaker Champion and Kaiser (1946), as well as the low-production Czech luxury Tatra T600 Tatraplan (1946) and the Italian Cisitalia 220 sports car (1947). Automobile design and production finally emerged from the military orientation and other shadow of war in 1949, the year that in the United States saw the introduction of high-compression V8 engines and modern bodies from General Motors' Oldsmobile and Cadillac brands. Hudson introduced the ""step-down"" design with the 1948 Commodore, which placed the passenger compartment down inside the perimeter of the frame, that was one of the first new-design postwar cars made"
"to in 4.3 seconds and has a maximum speed of and with Touchtronic 2 transmission. In 2007, the British motoring show ""Top Gear"" sent the DBS around their Top Gear test track with a lap time of 1:23.9; 3.2 seconds faster than its predecessor the Vanquish S, and a second faster than the comparable Bentley Continental Supersports. The DBS uses the VH Generation II platform, which provides strength and rigidity to the whole car. Thanks to the structure, 85% of the weight of the car is kept between the wheelbase, which results in increased handling, responsiveness and feel during tight"
"Marble-Swift, Matheson, Vermont, Wilson; touring car: Acme, Berg, Logan, Michigan, Iroquois, Jackson, Phelps, Premier; roadster: Buckmobile; runabout: Dingfelder, Eldredge, Marr, Mitchell, Overland, Sandusky, Tincher Canada. Internal-combustion: Russell France. Internal-combustion: Cottin & Desgouttes, Grégoire; voiturette: Lavie; motor tricycle: La Va Bon Train Germany. Internal-combustion: Alliance, Wenkelmobil Italy. Internal-combustion: Itala Spain. Internal-combustion: Hispano-Suiza UK. Electric: Imperial; internal-combustion: Arbee, Armstrong Whitworth, Ascot, Calthorpe, Chambers, Crossley, Croxted, Iden, Motor Carrier, Queen; voiturette: Achilles; light car: Gilburt; tricar: Garrard; motorcycle: Phelon & Moore, Zenith USA. Steam: Empire Steamer; electric: Berwick, Marquette; internal-combustion: American, American Mercedes, American Napier, Christie, Cleveland, Corbin, Detroit Wheeler, Dolson, Lambert, Luverne,"
"launch of the all-new Bentley Arnage/Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, the last dual-brand model powered by a BMW 4.5litre twin-turbo V8 engine. In the same year, Vickers announced its intention to sell its car division, which included the Bentley brand and the Crewe factory but not the Rolls-Royce brand which would again be owned by Rolls-Royce in the event of a sale. BMW, Mercedes Benz, and the Volkswagen Group expressed interest, but Volkswagen eventually outbid BMW, while Mercedes withdrew, instead deciding to revive the Maybach brand for their luxury cars. However, BMW did buy the Rolls-Royce brand name from Rolls-Royce. They also"